analysis situs — noun the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one to one correspondence that is continuous in both directions • Syn: ↑topology • Topics:… … Useful english dictionary

Analysis Situs (book) — Analysis Situs is an influential mathematical paper (and a series of addenda) written by Henri Poincaré. Besides providing the first systematic treatment of topology, Poincaré revolutionized the subject by using algebraic structures to… … Wikipedia

Situs ambiguus — Situs ambiguous or situs ambiguus (the latter spelling is more correct etymologically, but the former spelling is very common), also known as heterotaxy, is a rare congenital defect in which the major visceral organs are distributed abnormally… … Wikipedia

List of important publications in mathematics — One of the oldest surviving fragments of Euclid s Elements, found at Oxyrhynchus and dated to circa AD 100. The diagram accompanies Book II, Proposition 5.[1] This is a list of important publications in mathematics, organized by field. Some… … Wikipedia

History of manifolds and varieties — The study of manifolds combines many important areas of mathematics: it generalizes concepts such as curves and surfaces as well as ideas from linear algebra and topology. Certain special classes of manifolds also have additional algebraic… … Wikipedia